TECHNOLOGY BASE FOR ALUMINUM SHIP STRUCTURES

A comprehensive U.S. Navy Development Program is underway to establish a sound and reliable technology base for aluminum ship structures. Central to this effort is an 85-foot long, 17-ton Aluminum Ship Evaluation Model (ASEM) which represents approximately a one-third scale structure model of a conceptual all-aluminum Destroyer Escort designed by the Naval Ship Engineering Center. Underlying considerations for the design and test of the large-scale Structural Ship Model (the ASEM) are presented with details both for the static testing and the simulated life-cycle fatigue testing of this Model. Rational design loads applied to the ASEM were based upon 80% of the highest significant wave for the static tests and on wave spectra expected in 20 years of operation in the North Atlantic for the fatigue tests.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Naval Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Pohler, C H
  • Stavovy, A B
  • Beach, J E
  • Borriello, F F
• Publication Date: 1979-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 33-43
• Serial:
  • Naval Engineers Journal
  • Volume: 91
  • Issue Number: 5
  • ISSN: 0028-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aluminum; Fatigue tests; Military vessels; Ships; Structural models; Structures; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aluminum structures; Ship design; Ship models
• Old TRIS Terms: Model testing; Ship structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00316433
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM